At Leeds Conservatoire, our mission is to educate and inspire the next generation of young musicians, performers and storytellers.
Leeds Conservatoire Futures is a FREE three-year scheme available to primary, secondary and FE providers, both in the UK and internationally, and aims to raise aspirations and attainment in music and performing arts.
We’re passionate about supporting students to access Higher Education regardless of background, and are keen to work with practitioners to achieve this through collaboration and extension of our state-of-the art facilities, resources and specialist staff expertise.
There are three different strands to this scheme: Primary, Secondary and Further Education and International.
- An initial planning meeting to discuss how we can best work together, followed by an annual check in over a three-year cycle
- Two bespoke workshops each year (these may be virtual or in-person)
- An invitation for your staff and students to attend the Leeds Junior Conservatoire (LJC) Festival held twice a year
- Support, advice and priority access for your music and performing arts students to audition for Leeds Junior Conservatoire
- VIP invitation for music and performing arts staff to Leeds Conservatoire showcase events and LJC Festival days
- LJC will visit your school to hold auditions for interested students, and provide information for families about opportunities at LJC
- Access to workshops at the conservatoire for your students.
- Priority application and places at LJC
- A Leeds Conservatoire Futures plaque for your school
- An initial planning meeting, followed by annual check ins with the Student Recruitment team over a three-year cycle
- Two bespoke workshops in your school/college including one practical music/performing arts workshop and an application support workshop (these can also be delivered online)
- Priority access to Leeds Conservatoire’s annual School Workshop Days
- Leeds Conservatoire representation at your Post-16 careers fairs, offering guidance and support for students and their families on the transition to Higher Education and applying to a conservatoire*
- Priority access for your students to book onto our annual Summer Academy summer school
- VIP invitation for music and performing arts staff to exclusive Leeds Conservatoire showcase events
- Support, advice and priority access for your music and performing arts students to audition for Leeds Junior Conservatoire
- An annual invitation for your music and performing arts students to attend two of our Leeds Junior Conservatoire Festival days
- Opportunities to feed in to resources for Leeds Conservatoire’s online hub of resources for schools
- Regular e-newsletters containing news stories, open day dates, key recruitment information and CPD opportunities for music and performing arts teachers
- Annual mail-out of the new prospectus and bespoke collateral for staff
- A Leeds Conservatoire Futures plaque for your school/college
- Dedicated on-hand support from our Student Recruitment team
*Subject to staff availability and in line with current government guidance
- An initial planning meeting, followed by annual check ins with the Student Recruitment team over a three-year cycle
- Two bespoke workshops including one practical music/performing arts workshop and an application support workshop (this may be virtual or in-person) each year
- Leeds Conservatoire representation at your careers fairs, offering guidance and support for students and their families on the transition to Higher Education and applying to a conservatoire*
- Priority access for your students to book onto our annual Summer Academy summer school
- Opportunities to feed in to resources for Leeds Conservatoire’s online hub of resources for schools
- Annual mail-out of the new prospectus and bespoke collateral for staff
- Periodic e-newsletters containing news stories, open day dates, key recruitment information, and opportunities for both teachers and students
- A Leeds Conservatoire Futures plaque for your school/college
- Dedicated on-hand support from our Student Recruitment team
*Online events in the first instance. Presence at in-person fairs may be discussed dependent on Covid-19 measures and staff capacity for travel
About the Scheme
Please note that we are nearly full for this scheme on the secondary strand. (We have plenty of places available on the Primary and International strands). Any new applications for the scheme that we receive will be to start from autumn 2023. Membership of the scheme will run for three years from the start date. Joining mid-year isn’t a problem though, one of our team will be able to discuss this with you should you enquire. This scheme is designed to support you and your institution so if you’re looking to go for your Artsmark award or just looking to revamp your provision, then we would be more than happy to share our expertise.
As part of our commitment to Access and Participation and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, we’re particularly looking to support institutions with students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds in Higher Education.
How to Apply
If you are interested in applying for this scheme, please complete the application form and select the strand of the scheme that you wish to apply for. We will then be in contact with you to go through the next steps. Please note, we will need to consider each application individually to ensure that it is a mutually beneficial relationship. We cannot guarantee membership to all applicant organisations, but will try our best to accommodate as many as possible.
There will be regular opportunities throughout the scheme’s membership to speak with our team, identify areas of support required, set action plans and to provide feedback and reflection in order to ensure that this is a mutually beneficial relationship.
Young musicians performing as part of our Summer Academy.
Find out more
You can download our Leeds Conservatoire Futures flyer here.
If you would like to find out more about joining this scheme, please contact us: leedsconservatoirefutures@lcm.ac.uk.
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